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Adding Family History Metadata

Updated October 16, 2026

Learn to easily input and modify essential details of your family photos using the Family History view and explore its various options.

Viewing the Family History Metadata Section

  1. Click the ellipsis icon More icon, three horizontal dots. , then toggle the switch next to Family History to the ON position.
  2. Click the info icon Info icon, a lowercase i inside a circle. to access the Info Panel. The Family History metadata section is located in the Info Panel.

Adding Family History Metadata

  1. Locate the Family History metadata section in the Info panel.
  2. Enter details about your photo, video, or document.
  • Date Shown
  • Title
  • Description
  • File Name
  • People
  • Place
    • Location Shown
    • Address/Sublocation
    • City
    • State/Province
    • Country
    • GPS Coordinates
    • Historical Location Shown – Click the Look Up Historical Location button to look up historical location information in the FamilySearch database based on the image’s GPS location and Date shown.
  • Event Name – Enter text to describe the event. This field is separate from Events shown in the Mylio Photos’ LifeCalendar.

Learn More: https://manual.mylio.com/topic/managing-family-history-metadata

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